As spokesman for the German Cabinet of Ministers Steffen Hebeshtreit told reporters, this was discussed during a telephone conversation between German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky.
“In 2022, the federal government provided Ukraine with bilateral support in the amount of more than €12 billion and will continue this course in 2023,” RIA Novosti quoted him as saying.
It is noted that the parties also exchanged views on the political, military and humanitarian situation in Ukraine.
Earlier, German government spokesman Steffen Hebestreit said that the first Marder infantry fighting vehicles promised to Ukraine would be ready for transfer in the first quarter of 2023.
The German Cabinet also announced that Germany would send Ukraine an additional Patriot battery.